Genesee River, Monroe County

View of the Upper Falls of the Genesee River at Rochester. Several factories are visible around the river. The exposed bedrock is dolomite and shale from the Silurian Period. (Silurian Period: the span of the Earth's history from about 438 to 408 million years ago.)
Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_Dn_RY
Date Original
1912
Source
New York State Archives. Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, 1911-1925, A3045-78, DnRY
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Geographic Locations

Rochester
Genesee River